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The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute stated on October 23, 2025 in a statement on X:

An ad from the government of Ontario, Canada, “misrepresents” President Ronald Reagan’s April 25, 1987, address about tariffs.

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • October 24, 2025

Donald Trump stated on February 10, 2025 in a Fox News interview:

The United States is “last in education out of 40 states … but we're number one in cost per pupil."

By Caleb McCullough • February 13, 2025

Sean Casten stated on August 23, 2021 in remarks at a press conference:

Says the 1995 Chicago heat wave was “the largest single-day, non-war fatality in the United States” prior to 9/11, and “we are now expecting temperatures that hot in Chicago every summer.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 1, 2021

Joe Biden stated on August 20, 2021 in a press conference:

There has been “no question of our credibility from our allies around the world” regarding how the U.S. is withdrawing from Afghanistan.

By Miriam Valverde • August 26, 2021

Bloggers stated on April 26, 2021 in a story's headline:

Joe Biden’s 100-day approval rating “is the lowest in American history.”

By Samantha Putterman • April 28, 2021

John Kerry stated on January 31, 2021 in in an interview:

Says that Hurricane Harvey “dropped more water on Houston in five days than goes over Niagara Falls in a year.”

By Brandon Mulder • February 5, 2021

Kamala Harris stated on June 27, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate:

Says "I disagreed" with President Obama’s Secure Communities deportation program

By Chris Nichols • June 28, 2019

Gavin Newsom stated on June 18, 2019 in a tweet:

Says "For the first time in our state’s history, the Pride flag has been raised at our State Capitol!!"

By Chris Nichols • June 18, 2019

Viral image stated on May 16, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"Donald Trump has been in public eye for over 30 years and he was never once accused of being racist by anyone until he decided to run against the Democrats."

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 22, 2019

Joe Biden stated on May 1, 2019 in a stump speech:

"I’m one of the first guys to introduce a climate change bill, way, way back in ’87."

By John Kruzel • May 8, 2019

Letitia James stated on April 23, 2019 in a news conference:

"The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens."

By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 30, 2019

Joe Manchin stated on April 5, 2019 in a tweet:

"I was the only member of the Senate – Republican or Democrat – who has consistently voted against efforts to use the so called ‘nuclear option’ to change the rules of the Senate."

By Austin Jones, Al Bernardi • April 24, 2019

Andrew Yang stated on March 22, 2019 in an interview:

"America’s life expectancy has declined for the last three years in a row, the first time in a hundred years, because of surges in suicides and drug overdoses."

By Tom Kertscher • April 3, 2019

Kamala Harris stated on February 24, 2019 in a podcast:

Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.

By Chris Nichols • February 28, 2019

Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Since 1938 the minimum wage has been increased "23 times" and was raised "21 times during Democratic congresses, and only twice during Republican ones."

By Samantha Putterman • February 14, 2019

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on December 2, 2018 in a tweet:

"$21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon."

By Louis Jacobson • December 3, 2018

Environmental Defense Fund Action stated on October 29, 2018 in a mailer to Texas homes:

Says Texas U.S. Rep. John Culberson "was caught using campaign cash on collectibles, including Civil War memorabilia and fossils."

By Stephen Koff • November 3, 2018

Tammy Baldwin stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad:

"2.4 million people in Wisconsin have pre-existing conditions" and Leah Vukmir supports letting insurance companies "deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions."

By Tom Kertscher • October 8, 2018

Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"Most Americans don’t own stocks."

By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2018

Leah Vukmir stated on June 1, 2018 in a news release:

Says Tammy Baldwin's record includes "opposing harsher punishments for criminals who commit violent crimes near schools."

By Jennifer Walter • August 7, 2018

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What PolitiFact learned from looking at presidential falsehoods throughout U.S. history

By Louis Jacobson • June 22, 2026

Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium

By Louis Jacobson • April 6, 2026

A history of PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, from 2009 to 2025

By Maria Briceño • December 15, 2025

Tents at the new migrant detention facility called "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades 07-04-2025

Who ended up at Alligator Alcatraz? It’s not just ‘worst of the worst’ criminals, as officials said

By Madison Czopek • July 17, 2025

A history of PolitiFact’s Lies of the Year, from 2009 to 2024

By Matthew Crowley • December 17, 2024

A view of the stage at the National Association of Black Journalists Conference in Chicago, 7-31-2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump in Chicago at National Association of Black Journalists conference

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • July 31, 2024

Kamala Harris campaigns for President in Wisconsin July 2024

Kamala Harris is again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background.

By Samantha Putterman • July 26, 2024

Trump Biden debate on TV in Cincinnati, 6-27-2024

On the Biden-Trump debate stage, fact-checks were hard to find

By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2024

Some GOP hopefuls want to honor Confederate Braxton Bragg with US base. Here’s what to know.

By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2023

Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

By Louis Jacobson, Rebecca Catalanello • December 13, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: What’s Ukraine’s history of trying to join NATO?

By Bill McCarthy • April 14, 2022

Misleading images of Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhia plants undercut real reasons for concern

By Luiz Romero • March 4, 2022

Ad Watch: Joe Biden’s Spanish-language ad says Donald Trump lacks coronavirus plan

By Miriam Valverde • September 16, 2020

‘Abolish ICE’ movement is growing. Is the agency’s disbanding likely?

By Miriam Valverde • July 3, 2018

Trump withdraws U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal. Here’s what you need to know

By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel • May 8, 2018

Donald Trump’s ‘s—hole countries’ remark and its policy history

By Miriam Valverde • January 12, 2018

A short history of the national anthem, protests and the NFL

By Louis Jacobson • September 25, 2017

What costs more, soldiers’ Viagra or transgender health care? What about Mar-a-Lago trips?

By Joshua Gillin • July 27, 2017

Was NAFTA ‘worst trade deal ever’? Few agree

By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2016

Trump recounts Rubio’s record, but the history deserves a review

By Joshua Gillin • March 14, 2016